HTML | rel attribute

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

The rel attribute is used to specify the relationship between the current and the linked document. It is used only when href attribute present.
Supported tags: 
The rel attribute is applied to the following elements:

Example of HTML a rel Attribute 
 

index.html
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
<head> 
    <title>HTML a rel Attribute</title> 
</head> 
<body> 
<p>Welcome to 
        <a rel="noopener"
        href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/"> 
                GeeksforGeeks 
            </a> 
    </p>
</body> 
</html>

Output: 
 


Example of HTML area rel Attribute 
 

html
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 

<head> 
    <title> 
        HTML area rel Attribute 
    </title> 
</head> 

<body style="text-align:center;"> 
    <img src= 
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165729/area11.png"
        alt="" width="300" height="119" class="aligncenter"
        usemap="#shapemap" /> 

    <map name="shapemap"> 
    
        <!-- area tag contained image. -->
        <area shape="poly" coords="59, 31, 28, 83, 91, 83"
href="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165802/area2.png"
            alt="Triangle" rel="alternate"> 
        
        <area shape="circle" coords="155, 56, 26"
href="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165934/area3.png"
            alt="Circle" rel="alternate"> 
        
        <area shape="rect" coords="224, 30, 276, 82"
href="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227170021/area4.png"
            alt="Square" rel="alternate"> 
    </map> 
</body> 

</html>                     

Output: 

Before click on specific clickable area:
 

After click on specific clickable area:


Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML rel Attribute are listed below 

  • Google Chrome 4.0
  • Firefox 4.0
  • Apple Safari 4.0
  • Opera 10.5
  • Internet Explorer/Edge


 

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